I’ve listened to so many over the past week I don’t even know what to do with myself! Perhaps I should aggregate stuff throughout the year on my del.icio.us and tag appropriately but I’m not in the business of providing lists and certainly don’t believe in “best ofs.” I will, however, list below some of the year-end roundups that best examine how recent events and developments provide a window into the future and the trends that are making today’s “best” only as good as what may come tomorrow. Here are a few I appreciated more than others (I know I’m leaving a ton out):
Podcasts
This Week in Tech: TWiT Year in Review: Leo Laporte, John C. Dvorak, Wil Harris, Andy Ihnatko, and Michael Arrington look back at the stories that made 2006, and what’s ahead for 2007. Listen to the podcast.
Sound Opinions: Best of 2006: listen.
PBS Newshour: New Media Develops Rapidly: Nicholas Lehmann, Adam Clayton Powell III, and Mary Hodder discuss. Listen to the podcast.
Slate.com: The Five Best Political Moments of 2006.
Video: YouTube – Keith Olbermann’s “Special Comments.” His first of ’07, “on Sacrifice,” was especially moving.
Columns:
Slate: The 10 Most Outrageous Civil Liberties Violations of 2006, by Dahlia Lithwick.
CNET: Social Networking Year in Review
Read/Write Web: 2006 Web Tech Trends
Lists
Fimoculous: Best of Best of 2006 Lists
Large-Hearted Boy: Guide to 2006 Year End Music Lists.
